A substitute teacher in Utah was hurried off school property when she made the "mistake" of  telling the class that homosexuality was a sin.  The leader of the Southern Baptists encourages us to be "nice" and capitulate to using preferred pronouns.  But, would Jesus use a preferred pronoun for one attempting to change their God-given gender? Would He give credence to a lie?  Will Christians be willing to lose their jobs over this sort of thing?  Or, will they fold like a cheap suit?Â
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“ Great Sermon! ” "Speak the truth in love." Yes, except - truth is inherently loving already. How do we know this? This is made crystal clear in the first epistle of John, where we learn that love is defined by what God does. Now someone will say, "God is love." Granted! But the direction is very important. We must never project our ideas of love onto God; it is He who establishes the only true and enduring love.
I remember back to a conversation I had with a friend years ago. I suggested to him that the mercy of God was revealed in His justice, and the reason that most apologitics fails in every generation is because it's always out of phase: objecting to legalism when the culture is hedonistic, and turning to the outward nature when people have a great inward awakening. What my friend said, though, was: 'it's both simultaneously', meaning that you need to be harsh on sin in order for mercy to shine, you need to be full of compassion in order to expose the external problems to the light.
I definitely agree that "the one who has been commanded to restrain" the evil one has been commanded to do so no more. I came to this conclusion eight years ago.
Critics ask stupid questions like, "will God really send people to hell?" Wrong. People will create hell on earth. Watch patiently; stand fi
Kevin Swanson has served as elder and pastor of Reformation Church, OPC since its inception. Kevin was raised on the mission field in Japan in the 1960's and 1970's. Together with his wife Brenda, they are bringing up five children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord....
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